Racial and ethnic composition among who say science is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among who say science is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by race/ethnicity

% of who say science is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who identify as…

Generational cohortWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Younger Millennial56%7%9%23%6%400
Older Millennial54%7%10%25%3%479
Generation X56%7%9%25%4%767
Baby Boomer69%7%4%18%2%1,011
Silent76%6%2%12%4%425
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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